At issue is a rule that civil servants may not be paid for more than 60 hours of overtime per year (time off is offered instead) – a rule that the company’s dancers and tech staff insist is unworkable for a low-pay performing arts company with an off season. (in Spanish)
Tag: 05.28.14
What Makes For A Good Theatre Date?
“The person in the next seat can also change your perspective on a performance both during it and after, and for better or worse, as much as the idiot using their mobile phone to take pictures down the row or the fidgetter in front of you.”
Museums – And Heirs Seeking Restitution – Will Now Have Access Online To Nazi-Era Catalogs
“The 93 volumes detail the sales made between 1936 and 1945 by Adolf Weinmüller, whose auction house flourished during the Second World War thanks to the forced sale of Jewish collectors’ personal property and the liquidation of Jewish art dealerships.”
California Assembly Falls In Line On Sweetening The Deal To Keep Film And TV Companies Happy
“Between 2004 and 2012, California lost more than 16,000 film- and television-industry jobs, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, resulting in more than $1.5 billion in lost wages and economic activity.”
Egypt Cracks Down On Dissenting Artists
Sisi’s clampdown has now widened to include artists, satirists, film-makers and journalists. A tough new law banning “abusive” graffiti, which was drafted by Sisi in December, means street art is also at greater risk of censorship. Artists could face up to four years in jail if found guilty of creating anti-military murals.
Courtney Lewis Named Music Director Of Jacksonville Symphony
The Irish maestro, just turned 30, recently left his position as associate conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra and is about to begin two years as assistant conductor at the New York Philharmonic. He takes the reins in Jacksonville at the start of the 2015-16 season.
Trying To Find Where Creativity Comes From (In The Brain, That Is)
“We can’t study how they got creative,” says cognitive neuroscientist Mark Beeman. “But we can see how their brains work.”
Your Sense Of ‘Now’ Is Really Just A Trick Of Your Brain
Marcelo Gleiser: “We perceive nothing in the actual present. What we call ‘the present’ is built out of the integration of many past histories. The flow of time is the succession of these integrations, disjointed but appearing to be continuous, as if life were a grand movie.”
Who Are They, These “Jazz Police”?
“Notwithstanding that admittedly feeble attempt at humor, the belief in a jazz police has become very toxic these days… I want to add some harmony to the discord that exists between musicians and writers. I strongly feel that we need to deal with this myth of the jazz police; otherwise the future of our music will continue to dwindle in the coming years.”
Study: Cynics Are At Greater Risk Of Dementia
“A first-of-its kind study reports seniors expressing high levels of cynical distrust are at a higher risk of developing dementia. This finding, discovered in a population of elderly Finns, was not entirely explained by depressive symptoms, and remained robust after various risk factors were taken into account.”